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I have an ancestor named William Gourley/Gourlie who was a solider but I don't know his birth date or place or exactly when he served.  He was the father of George Gourley (perhaps James George Gourley originally) who was born c1838 at sea either from Glasgow to India or India to Glasgow.  His wife's name was Ann Johnston.  He was listed as a soldier and not deceased on George's 1858 Scottish marriage record and an Army Pensioner on George's 1884 death record by which time both he and Ann were listed as deceased also.

I can find no sign of George on the 1841 or 1851 census so it's possible William was serving in India or elsewhere at that time.  I also haven't located William and Ann on any census returns to try and narrow down when he served.  I'm just looking for any records at all that could pertain to his service to hopefully help me find out more about him and at the very least where he came from.

I have seen a few records of interest are on a site I don't have a subscription to so was just wondering if someone on here might kindly check for me.  There are a couple of service records but the dates seem quite late to be him and there's also a pension record that might be him.

Thanks for any help.

I'm having trouble making out the maiden surname on this certificate - Catherine M****nic?

Thanks for any help.

I thought I might open this one up to fresh eyes as I'm struggling with it!

I came across the following 1901 Census return:

66 Taylors Lane, Liff & Benvie, St Peter, Angus
William LEMAN, Head, aged 59, born Dundee, General Labourer
Mary LEMAN, Wife, aged 42, born Calderbank
John CAMPBELL, Boarder, aged 7, born Newport, Fifeshire
Elizabeth CAMPBELL, Boarder, aged 5, born Newport, Fifeshire

I have been trying to find William LEMAN on prior census returns but with no success.  I guess his name may have been spelt wrongly/given wrongly in 1901 but I've tried a lot of variations and still can't find him.  I've also looked for a death for him to no avail.  I checked the 1895 and 1905 valuation rolls for Liff and Benvie too and found a William LEISHMAN but not LEMAN. 

Additionally I've looked for a marriage between William and Mary as that is the record I really want to find but no joy.  Mary is my main interest here as I think she may be a very elusive ancestor of mine that has been a long-time mystery - a Mary KELLY born in the village of Faskine, Lanarkshire in 1858.  I know where she was up to 1879 and I have a possible census return for her in 1881 (although there is another Mary that could match too) but from there she is a mystery. 

Faskine is very close to Calderbank and there is a Mary Kelly born Calderbank of the right age working in Liff and Benvie on the 1891 census that I speculatively think may be my Mary so finding a Mary born in Calderbank of the right age on the 1901 census seems like a good lead but I can't find anything more about this William and Mary to either prove or disprove my theory!  I've also looked for the death of a Mary LEMAN but can't find that either.

Any help from fresh eyes gratefully received!  Thanks.

I'm trying to find death information for Sarah Leonard (nee Kelly) who was born 20 June 1884 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland and emigrated to the US in 1926.  Her husband Michael John Leonard died in June 1963 in Michigan as per the SSDI.  I have a note that Sarah died in Detroit in 1969 but I can't find anything to corroborate it.  I have found her on the 1930 and 1940 US Census returns living in Detroit and I know for sure she was alive in 1949 as I have found her travelling back to Detroit then.

Thanks for any help!

I am hoping to find a death notice for a man who died in Denbighshire North, Clwyd 14 years ago.  I don't have any idea what the local papers would be, where his family would be likely to place a notice or if these are searchable anywhere online.  I'm guessing they will probably be available at local libraries but as I am not in Wales I'm unsure of who to contact to ask for a lookup.  Any advice greatly appreciated.  Thanks.